Frontend Engineering Team Lead (iGaming)

WA.Technology is a B2B supplier of iGaming solutions with a rapidly growing number of clients and partnerships in emerging markets. We offer a state-of-the-art iGaming platform, turnkey solutions, and standalone products that allow operators to enter or expand into emerging markets quickly and easily.

WA Platform is a fully scalable and customizable solution, featuring over 75+ game providers, 15.000+ games, and multi-currency support with 80+ payment methods. WA Technology enables operators to build their own Casino, Sportsbook, Lottery and Fantasy business precisely how they envision it. We have offices across Europe and Latin America, supporting our clients with on-the-ground presence and regional expertise.

We currently have teams based in Malta, Lisbon (PT), Sofia (BG), London (UK) and Bucharest (RO). Our hybrid work model encourages regular in-person collaboration while also allowing flexibility to work remotely.

We are looking for an experienced Frontend Engineering Team Lead with strong hands-on technical expertise and solid experience delivering high-quality Casino & Sports betting frontends. In this role, you will lead a Team of Frontend and QA Engineers; collaborate closely with Design, QA, and Product to build new player-facing frontends for one of our most important operator clients.

Technical Leadership & Engineering Excellence

• Lead, mentor, and support a cross-functional team of Software Engineers, QA Engineers, and a Designer.

• Make technical decisions related to architecture, code quality, and best practices.

• Ensure high performance, scalability, and responsiveness of the frontend applications.

• Review code, guide refactoring, and enforce engineering standards.

Product & Delivery Ownership

• Own the end-to-end delivery of frontend features, components, and enhancements.

• Work closely with Product to refine requirements, define scope, and translate needs into actionable technical plans.

• Collaborate with Design to ensure a consistent, user-centric implementation.

• Manage delivery timelines, prioritisation, estimations, and workload planning for the team.

• Identify technical risks, dependencies, and blockers early, and drive timely resolution.

• Ensure releases meet functional expectations, quality standards, and client/business goals.

Cross-Team Coordination and Communication

• Facilitate smooth communication with Product, Design, Backend, and Client/Stakeholder teams and act as the technical voice in cross-functional discussions.

• Communicate progress, challenges, and solutions to Product and Leadership.

• Maintain documentation of processes, standards, and release-related details.

• Foster a collaborative, transparent, and high-performing engineering culture

Your areas of knowledge and expertise :

• Around 5 years of experience as a Frontend Developer(JavaScript/TypeScript).

• Experience working with modern frameworks, such as ReactJS and SvelteJS

• Previous experience as Team Lead or Senior Developer with people management responsibilities.

• Experience building high-traffic B2C websites (ideally Casino & Sports).

• Strong understanding of modern FE architecture, technologies, performance optimization

• Strong experience working with API integrations.

• Hands-on knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes.

• Ability to work independently, make decisions, and lead a team with confidence.

• Strong communication and stakeholder collaboration skills.

• Client focused mindset and the ability to understand client needs

• Flexible work environment with a hybrid work setup

• Opportunity to work with well-connected industry leaders.

• A leadership approach that fosters innovation, creativity, and trust.

• Opportunity to experience the buzz of highly driven and motivated work colleagues.

• Experience a start-up feel in a fast-paced growth-driven environment.

"We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that values and promotes diversity. Our aim is to create a vibrant, accessible, and welcoming environment for individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe in equal opportunity for everyone and encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply, including those from underrepresented groups. Our hiring decisions are made based on the merits of skills, experience, and potential, ensuring fairness and equality for all applicants."